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The Mustangs of the immediate post-Mustang II era are getting tough to find in junkyards these days, most examples having been crushed a decade or so back. Here's a rare straight-six '81 that I spotted in the San Francisco Bay Area a couple of weeks ago.

Talk about loaded! This creampuff had just about every luxury option checked off on the order sheet, including the vinyl top and sunroof. Sadly, 36 years on California roads were not kind to this car.

Ford put a vast assortment of engines into Fox Mustangs during their 15-year production run, from the "Pinto" 2300 four-cylinder to the 5.0-liter V8. In 1981, Mustang shoppers could choose between an 88-horse 2300, a 150-horse turbocharged 2300, a 94-horse 200-cubic-inch pushrod straight-six, and a 115-horse 255-cubic-inch Windsor V8. This car has the straight-six, which replaced the European-built "Cologne" V6 that achieved fame in the Ford Capri and was used in early Fox Mustangs.

Factory AM/FM/cassette radios were very expensive options during this era. Ford charged $174 for this unit, which equates to $466 in inflation-adjusted 2017 dollars.